US rank #1214 Girls' name Peak 2020 6,217 births

Lianna — #1214 US girls' name

6,217 babies named Lianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1214
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lianna was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

231 babies were named Lianna in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,217 babies named Lianna between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lianna currently holds the #1214 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 231 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lianna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,026 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lianna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,091 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lianna in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lianna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,217 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lianna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,217

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2020

231 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,214

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
231
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Lianna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,026 births that decade — 33% of Lianna's all-time total
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Lianna by state

Where Lianna concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lianna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,091 17.5%
#2 New York
782 12.6%
#3 Texas
508 8.2%
#4 Florida
407 6.5%
#5 New Jersey
312 5.0%
#6 Massachusetts
238 3.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
180 2.9%
#8 Illinois
124 2.0%
California share of Lianna's total US births 17.5%
Even split

1,091 of 6,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Lianna appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lianna?
6,217 babies have been named Lianna since 1948. It currently ranks #1214 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 231 births.
When was Lianna most popular?
Lianna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,026 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Lianna most popular?
The top states for the name Lianna are California (1,091 births), New York (782 births), Texas (508 births).
How long has the name Lianna been used?
Lianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lianna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lia, Liana, Liane, Lianne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.